Salam!I am from Lahore, Pakistan.
I have been a patient of chronic pancreatitis for the past 16 years due to pancreatic divisum. Multiple endoscopic procedures like EUS, Gastroscopy, ERCP with sphincterotomy and stenting has been done. My gallbladder is surgically removed through laproscopy in 2017 but still there is no pain relief. Now almost 5 months ago the celiac block was done in PKLI hospital, Lahore. In this duration of 5 months i am feeling better because of pain relief but now my pain started again from last 10 days. I am totally exhausted and frustrated from life due to the constant severe abdominal pain. I am using strong opioids painkillers such as toradol, tramadol, nelbuphine and even morphine but there is no pain relief even for a micro second. I am always screaming and crying due to the pain severity. Sometimes, i thought about suicide because i have no more potential to bear this severe abdominal pain of chronic pancreatitis.
Doctors advised me to go for a Whipple Surgery with Total Pancreatectomy but they said there is a lot of death risk and we cannot guarantee you the pain relief even after Whipple Surgery with Total Pancreatectomy due to this i am confused about the Whipple Surgery with Total Pancreatectomy. If you have a complete cure and better/definite treatment for this dreadful disease then please help me.
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